WUNRN
THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW (UPR) OF
COUNTRIES IS AN
IMPORTANT MECHANISM & OPPORTUNITY FOR NGO'S TO
REVIEW GENDER COMPONENTS OF
INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY UPR REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS.
THE FINAL REPORTS OF THE UNIVERSAL
PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP MAY CONTAIN GENDER FOCUSED TEXT THAT CAN BE
VERY
USEFUL IN NGO ADVOCACY.
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SEARCH FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC
REPORTS BY COUNTRIES/SESSIONS:
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SHADOW REPORTS PRESENTED DURING THE
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW CAN BE HIGHLY INFORMATIVE.
A SHADOW-ALTERNATIVE REPORT MAY BE
SUBMITTED BY NGO'S ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES AND DEADLINES.
DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF UPR
INFORMATION - CHECK FOR UPDATES
19
March 2012 for
submissions on Czech
Republic, Argentina, Gabon, Ghana, Peru, Guatemala and Benin;
and
26 March 2012 for
submissions on Republic
of Korea, Switzerland, Pakistan, Zambia, Japan, Ukraine and Sri Lanka.
Please note
that the maximum length for submissions is 2815 words when submitted by
individual stakeholders, and 5630 words when submitted jointly by several
stakeholders.
UPR INFORMATION FOR NGO'S:
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The Universal Periodic Review "has great potential to promote and protect human rights in the darkest corners of the world.” – Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 192 UN Member States once every four years. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations. As one of the main features of the Council, the UPR is designed to ensure equal treatment for every country when their human rights situations are assessed.
The UPR was created through the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 by resolution 60/251, which established the Human Rights Council itself. It is a cooperative process which, by 2011, will have reviewed the human rights records of every country. Currently, no other universal mechanism of this kind exists. The UPR is one of the key elements of the new Council which reminds States of their responsibility to fully respect and implement all human rights and fundamental freedoms. The ultimate aim of this new mechanism is to improve the human rights situation in all countries and address human rights violations wherever they occur.
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